If I had arrived a little earlier

At the height of a large tree, Takashi climbed up with the help of his three-dimensional maneuvering equipment, then looked down and asked, "Are there any large buildings around this place?" 

Everyone trembled slightly at the sound of Takashi's loud voice, instinctively touching their swords for fear that a titan would emerge from the darkness. 

A Survey Corps veteran said, "There is a castle that was marked on the map and is less than two kilometers away from our position, the castle dominates this area and is a perfect place to take shelter from the titans." 

"Alright, let's adjust the trip in that direction!" Takashi made an immediate decision. A very peculiar titan appeared in this area and he needed to take a closer look at the situation. 

"Captain, we're moving too fast, if we continue at this speed we'll be far away from the main force, it's too dangerous to march in such a hurry!" 

"Nothing to worry about, I have good eyesight and it should be dawn by then, I'll lead the way and the others will follow." Takashi waved his hand and gave an order, he made sure the situation was not so unfavorable for the people under his command, he wouldn't blindly send them to their death if he wasn't sure of his decisions. 

"All right." 

Everyone in the place had no objections, Takashi's force was very reliable and, most importantly, they really didn't see the situation as too dangerous. There was no titan! A group of thirteen soldiers rode in the darkness of the night, under Takashi's guidance there was no problem and the speed remained average. 

"No activity is seen in the night, I will increase the speed as much as I can, we must arrive as soon as possible!" Takashi said with a cold stare. "Come on Babas, many people need our help!" 

"Plls!" Babas let out a snort and increased his speed. 

Meanwhile, the situation in the castle was very bad and they couldn't stand the intensity much longer. Henning and Lynne were killed by a huge boulder that suddenly flew and the situation became tighter.　　 

To make matters worse, more than thirty titans emerged and Nanaba along with Gelgar ran out of fuel.　　 

Gelgar, who was hit by a rock on the head, was unable to drink the last sip of wine he had been waiting for, and Nanaba, who watched as Gelgar fell towards the titans rushed to help him. 

Upon successfully killing a titan, Nanaba knew she had run out of fuel and was now surrounded by titans. 

"No!" 

"No, get away from her!" 

Witnessing that Nanaba was about to die, Christa grabbed a rock and threw it at the titans below the castle. Nanaba had always advised her, she herself told her that the battlefield in front was like this, death can come at any moment. 

Ymir took her hand, she remembered her whole life and took a deep breath, "Christa, calm down, we can't do anything for her..." 

Ymir knew that there was no chance to get out of this place alive, so she was considering exposing her ability to everyone so that at least Christa and the others survive, this was the only way to delay the time before the reinforcements arrive. 

"Hey, looks like we don't need to die, someone's coming!" said Connie excitedly. 

Nanaba had already been pinned down by a titan and just as the titans were about to rip her in two, a figure flashed like lightning and only the sharp edge of the cuts cutting through the flesh could be heard.

"Whoosh!" 

As Babas approached without his rider, a figure had run towards the castle like a sharp arrow, and by the time they were aware of his presence he had already killed two titans, everyone could see his green cloak with the wings of freedom. 

"Slashhh!" 

The light from his blades glowed, and the body of the titan that had bitten Nanaba loosened its grip and collapsed to the ground. 

The titan falling to the ground along with the others left a large curtain of dust and steam. 　 

Several titans noticed Takashi flying behind him and turned to attack him. 

By then, Babas had already approached and with great difficulty Nanaba was dragged away by Babas' strong teeth. 

Takashi's expression beneath his black hair was very indifferent. He had arrived too late and if Nanaba is still alive, it would be considered a victory, right now besides her there was no one else. She had heard some voices, but she couldn't be distracted right now. 

"Swoosh!" 

With a quick twist of the ring, he severed the entire arm of a ten-meter titan that had closed in on Slime in an instant.

"Slash!" 

Takashi passed by its face and its sharp blades cut all the way to the titan's neck, causing a burst of blood. 

"Boom!" 

With a flash of blood, the 10-meter tall titan's head fell to the ground and its body weakly collapsed as well. 

"Shhhhhh!" 

Flexibly manipulating the three-dimensional maneuvering equipment, Takashi in midair flew without restraint, holding a pair of knives to his backhand, and while his body moved like a short arc the necks of two titans. 

"Plaf!" 

Many titans were sided and fell to the ground, steaming steam. 

"Takashi, is that you? Don't be so impulsive there are still more than twenty titans in this place." Christa shouted at him with concern.　 

"Reinforcements are coming!" Ymir said as she saw twelve soldiers rushing towards the titans without fear or hesitation. They are all highly motivated eager to cut down titans! 

Meanwhile Takashi didn't bother to respond. Just now, Takashi and the two squads he led were at a distance away from the main force. On the way to the castle, he killed a large number of titans with precision. 

When the other soldiers arrived, fifteen titans had fallen behind him, most of them were about ten meters tall, eight titans had lost their heads and the other seven were not much better leaving only a small part of their necks attached to their heads.

The members of the two combat squads had already gone into action, and the  soldiers were dealing with the remaining titans. 

In the second wave of over 30 titans, Nanaba and Gelgar killed a few more before losing their fuel, leaving only 32 titans. 

Looking at the titan that fell to the ground, most lost their heads in one cut, Connie seeing this took his breath away. Today, Takashi's fierce performance and strength opened his eyes. 

Reiner and Bertholdt were also shocked and inevitably thoughtful. Just now, Takashi ran over here and cut the titans in half like he was cutting potatoes. There was not a single Titan that could block his steps.

Looking at Takashi, who had killed another titan, Ymir's eyelids jumped and Christa exclaimed, "Watch out, three more titans are coming." 

"Metallic sound!" 

The two now damaged blades were thrown to the ground, and Takashi replaced two new blades, the Chakra in his body moved through his limbs to the edge of his blades and said, "The first squad go help Nanaba, the others take care of eliminating the remaining titans."

Takashi looked at Nanaba who had been dragged away by Babas, her wound looked serious but he was still hopeful that she could be saved. 

"Understood!" A squad moved towards Nanaba who was not far from their position, the titans nearby had been eliminated by Takashi. 

If he had arrived a few minutes later, no one could be saved and that Takashi knew. Unfortunately, during that time he had been facing the female titan and he cannot be in two different places at the same time. 

Even if he had moved away from the main squad that was led by Hange Zoe, it was still too late to save them all. 

Seeing the three titans of less than five meters approaching him, Takashi's cold eyes showed the rancor that ran through his body at the moment, concentrating his power on the blades, they trembled slightly.　

He is very angry, this cruel world doesn't give people a chance to breathe, it seems that no matter how hard he tries, he always sees his comrades sacrificing themselves and all that's left to do is watch! 

"Boom!" 

The soles of his feet stepped heavily on the ground, and Takashi jumped, and the blade cut the neck of a four-meter tall titan. 

Blood gushed endlessly from the titan's headless neck, and Takashi took the initiative to run towards the other titan, which was almost 5 meters tall. 

As he ran, he jumped, his green cape fluttered and kicked the titan's belly. 

"Plaf!" 

The titan rolled backwards on the ground, holding his body with his arms trying to get up. 

"Clin!" 

Takashi unsheathed the sword from its sheath on its back and slashed with precision, causing another burst of blood, Takashi approached another titan and finished killing it. 

"Boom!" 

A ten foot tall titan rushed out from behind the tower and ran towards Takashi. 

"Slashh!" 

The sword in Takashi's hands glowed slightly, and Takashi slashed the titan's chest sharply with great ease, separating the top from the bottom of the titan. 

"Slashh!" 

Takashi looked at the blood stained sword and then at the three meter tall titan that had rolled on the ground, its upper body had been cut off and was resting on the ground, its wound was slowly healing and it was looking at Takashi with a desire to eat him. 

"Burst!" 

Takashi, who approached the titan, stomped on its head again and again, his Chakra on the sole of his foot made its attacks fiercer. 

"Burst!" 

Blood splattered, and Takashi had crushed the titan's head with multiple kicks venting his revenge for all the people who were killed. 

After a while, the titan's body began to slowly evaporate. 

"Takashi..." Connie in the castle swallowed saliva when he saw this scene, "I haven't seen him in several days and now he looks more like a monster, did you see how he stomped on that titan's head?" 

Reiner's eyelids twitched. He felt more and more that Takashi was not a normal human being. Bertholdt thought he was too dangerous, so he was more careful than Reiner from the start. 

Christa covered her mouth, but there was no fear on her face. 

Ymir patted Christa's shoulder with her hand, feeling calm now, Takashi had promised her that he would protect her and so far he has kept his word, if it wasn't for him, she would have revealed her secret to the others now. 

Not having time to greet his companions, Takashi returned with the rest of his squad and supported them by killing the remaining titans, this time there was no loss. 

Takashi approached the soldiers who were with Nanaba and asked, "How is she, will she be able to live?" 

A soldier looked at Takashi and said, "Her left arm was bitten by the titan and it is impossible to save it, besides the blood lost, we are not sure of her full condition." 

Takashi looked at the unconscious Nanaba and sighed, he looked back and ordered, "Check if there are more soldiers who need our help." 

"Yes!" 

The effort that went into this place was very productive, over thirty titans were killed, of the squads that Takashi led not a single person died, only one was injured but the others held up well. 

Of the soldiers who were trapped in this castle, only seven people survived, Nanaba and Gelgar were seriously wounded. 

This time Takashi killed about twenty titans and the others were eliminated by soldiers. 　 

There were clouds of steam on the ground and everyone was told to stay alert as Takashi entered the castle, preparing to meet his friends. 

A female Survey Corps soldier who was making a bandage for a fellow soldier who had been injured said, "You know, many people in the Stohess district and several members of the gendarmerie witnessed Takashi decapitating the female titan. 

"Many soldiers now call him the sword demon, he is as famous now as Captain Levi." Said the soldier who was being bandaged. 　

One soldier unconsciously looked at the corpses of the headless titans and said, "Indeed, that is not an incorrect nickname. I know him and I know that the number of Takashi's slain titans exceeds fifty, now no one can deny that he has experience." 

"So how were things at Stohess?" 　 

A soldier who experienced everything chuckled: "In fact, although we managed to capture the female titan, the citizens are very unhappy with our actions in the city. Recently, our reputation has deteriorated greatly." 

Viktor shook his head and said, "In that respect we are used to it, at least before I only heard words full of sarcasm." 

"People are very realistic. Since the last off-the-wall research failed, haven't we been criticized all the time? Even if we accomplish a lot, no one believes us at all." 

"Lately someone is getting the Survey Corps' reputation tarnished, very strange." 

"Well, let's stop talking about what we shouldn't be talking about, we need to watch our surroundings and wait for the main force to catch up."